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What is Fibromyalgia & Mind-Body Syndromes?
What is Fibromyalgia
How do you know if you or a loved one has it?
Fibromyalgia is a mind-body syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and other symptoms that affect daily life. It impacts how the brain processes pain signals, leading to heightened sensitivity and daily suffering. Fibromyalgia comes with many different symptoms and chronic pain and often involves doctor hopping and trying desperately to find answers but you keep being told that there is nothing wrong with you, scans are clear and bloods are fine. Sound familiar?
Common symptoms include:
Widespread Pain: Pain can vary in intensity and is often described as burning, gnawing, or throbbing.
Fatigue: Many individuals experience severe tiredness that does not improve with rest.
Sleep Disturbances: Insomnia or non-restorative sleep is common.
Cognitive Issues: Often referred to as "fibro fog," this includes difficulties with memory and concentration.
Emotional Distress: Anxiety and depression are frequently reported alongside fibromyalgia symptoms.
What is a Mind-Body Syndrome?
Mind-Body Syndrome (MBS) refers to real, physical symptoms that are generated or intensified by the brain and nervous system—not by ongoing injury or disease. When the brain perceives something as a threat—whether it’s emotional stress, past trauma, fear, or internal conflict—it can create pain, fatigue, and other symptoms as a protective mechanism, even when there is no physical damage.
This doesn’t mean your symptoms are "all in your head." The pain is very real—but it comes from how your brain and body are communicating, not from structural harm. The good news? Because the brain learned to create these patterns, it can also unlearn them through techniques like Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), somatic tracking, and emotional processing.
MBS is often behind chronic symptoms that don’t respond to traditional medical treatment. Common conditions linked to Mind-Body Syndrome include:
Fibromyalgia
Chronic back or neck pain/sciatica
Shoulder/leg/knee/foot/hand/elbow pain
Chronic Burning Sensations
Tension headaches or migraines
TMJ/jaw pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)/Chronic GI Issues
Chronic fatigue/ME
Pelvic pain
Interstitial cystitis, pelvic pain
Repetitive strain injuries (e.g., carpal tunnel)
Non-pain symptoms like anxiety, depression, insomnia, and certain autoimmune flares
These symptoms are not imagined—they are brain-based. And with the right understanding and approach, they can be reduced or even fully resolved.
Fibromyalgia & Mind-Body Syndrome Resources
Educational Videos
Animated pain education video series by Howard Schubiner (my PRT Teacher & Mentor)
Simien's Favorite Must-Reads
Free Health and Wellbeing E-Booklets
Free Training: 5 Key Drivers of Fibromyalgia
FREE VIDEO SERIES
WHAT YOU"LL LEARN DURING THIS FREE TRAINING
Key Driver 1: Learn about the greatest contributor to your fibromyalgia pain and symptoms - The Brain.
Key Driver 2: Uncover the role of chronic inflammation. Discover how inflammation throughout your body contributes to fibromyalgia symptoms.
Key Driver 3: Discover one of the causes behind your fatigue. Find out how poorly functioning mitochondria can lead to fatigue and pain.
Key Driver 4: The Impact of a dysfunctional gut microbiome. Discover how an imbalanced gut microbiome can exacerbate your symptoms.
Key Driver 5: Emotional distress and fibromyalgia. Recognize the link between destructive mind states and fibromyalgia.
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